SUMMER TRIP
2006
SPIDER MONKEY
OLYMPIA - WASHINGTON
www.spidermonkeytattoo.com
STARTING SUMMER OFF
HERE AT SPIDER
MONKEY.THIS SHOP IS
BEAUTIFUL.GREAT
CREW.THANKS FOR
HAVING ME BRIAN.I HOPE
TO COME BACK AGAIN
WHEN I CAN STAY
LONGER,AND BIG
THANKS TO MY GOOD
FRIEND WILL BODNAR.
THESE TWO PIECES ARE COLLABORATIONS WITH WILL BODNAR AND MYSELF
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THE HIVE
MOSES LAKE - WASHINGTON
www.hivetattoo.com
WILL BODNAR CAME OUT WITH ME TO
THE HIVE FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND
KICKED IT.THIS SHOP IS PIMPY AS
FUCK.EVERYTHING IS CUSTOM.THE
WALLS ARE ALL COVERED IN
ART.SHAWN IS FUCKING
AWESOME.WE'VE BEEN UP TILL 3 OR 4
AM EVERY DAY I'VE BEEN HERE DOING
ART.WE TRADED TATTOO WORK,AND
I'M SURE WILL BE TURNING OUT MORE
COLABS TOGETHER.THANK YOU AND
RACHEL FOR MAKING MY STAY SO
KILLER AND FOR ALL THE HOME
COOKING.HOPE TO SEE YOU IN
ALASKA.
THIS IS A COLLABORATION WITH
SHAWN WILLMORTH AND MYSELF
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INK WORLD
COUER D' ALENE IDAHO
www.inkworldtattoo.com
THIRD STOP...INK WORLD.I CAME
THROUGH HERE IN FEB AND GLAD
TO BE BACK WITH MORE TIME.
IT'S BEEN HOT OUT BUT THIS
AREA IS BEAUTIFUL.
SCOTTY,ZACK AND RON ARE
GREAT. WE'VE TURNED OUT A  
GRIP OF PAINTING
COLLABORATIONS AND SPRAY
PAINTED A HUGE
GARAGE...THANKS MIKE. I'VE MET
SOME REALLY COOL PEOPLE,GOT
SOME SUN,AND A COUPLE WORK
OUTS FROM ROLLING SCOTTY'S
LOW RIDER. THANK YOU GUYS
FOR EVERYTHING,AND WILL
DEFINITELY SEE YOU ALL SOON.
THESE THREE PIECES ARE COLLABORATIONS WITH ZACK AND MYSELF
THESE TWO PIECES ARE COLLABORATIONS WITH SCOTTY AND MYSELF
NEW KEY WITH SCOTTY
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LUCKY LOTUS
ROCHESTER NEW YORK
www.luckylotustattoo.com
After about 19 hours of flight plight I got into Rochester,and met part of the
crew and within the hour we were kicking it with a beer,passing the chicken
around. They made me feel right at home. Steve,Dawn and myself had a few
late night to the early morning art sessions.I hope to bust out some shit with
Eric and Range in the future. The shop is in a sweet location in Rochester.
They took me to Niagra Falls and into Canada. Which was awesome. I really
had a great time. It was fun and very productive to the artistical. Thank you
guys very,very much. I'm sure we'll see each other again and do more art
together.
SPRAY PAINTING WITH
MYSELF,STEVE AND DAWN
COLLABORATIONS WITH DAWN,STEVE
AND MYSELF
FIVE LAYER STENCIL
I SHOULD HAVE USED A DARKER TONE FOR THE
SHADOWED AREA I KNOW
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I STOPPED OFF IN N.Y.C. FOR A FEW DAYS TO VISIT MY FRIEND
JOHN COPELAND. HE IS AN AWESOME ARTIST.TAKE A LOOK AT
HIS WEBSITE
www.johncopeland.com
HE SHOWED ME AROUND THE CITY. CHECKED OUT THE
"BODIES" SHOW WHICH WAS KILLER. THANK YOU JOHN.IT WAS
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
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PHILADELPHIA
EDDIES
PHILLY PENN
July 10th-14th
THE FIRST DAY I GOT INTO TOWN DAVE STEELE
"SNAKEFACE",BRAD KENDAL AND MYSELF DID A SMALL
COLLABORATION. DAVE AND I FINISHED UP A COUPLE WE
HAD ALREADY STARTED. DAVE WAS KILLER. I MET SOME
REALLY COOL PEOPLE,SAW FIREFLIES,HAD A REAL PHILLY
CHEESE STEAK,GOT TO HANG OUT WITH MY FRIEND
HOLLY,AND HAD A REALLY NICE TIME. I WANNA SAY THANK
YOU TO DAVE AND HOLLY AND LARA. DAVE RUNS
SNAKEFACE. CHECKOUT HIS WEBSITE
www.snakeface.com
FUCKED UP NEWS...
DEVON BLOOD OF SACRED TATTOO IN OAKLAND
CALIFORNIA WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD BY SOME PIECE
OF SHIT ON 7-12. HE IS GOING TO SURVIVE. IF YOU
KNOW HIM,YOU KNOW WHAT A GREAT PERSON HE IS.
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE ARTIST. HE IS A REALLY GOOD
FRIEND. MY POSITIVE THOUGHTS,LOVE AND RESPECT.
SEND HIM A MESSAGE ON MYSPACE OR HIT UP
SACRED TATTOO 510-251-8287
THESE ARE BOTH COLLABORATIONS WITH DAVE
SNAKEFACE STEELE AND MYSELF
CHECK OUT HIS SITE
www.snakeface.com
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FATTY'S TATTOO
WASHINGTON D.C.
July 14TH-18th
I GOT OFF THE TRAIN TO GET
HASSLED BY THE COPS FOR 45
MINUTES. THEY WENT THROUGH MY
STUFF,TOOK PICTURES OF MY
TATTOOS, AND INSISTED I'M IN A
GANG. I GET OUT OF THERE AND IT'S
LIKE 102 AND 100% HUMIDITY.....BUT
THEN I GOT TO FATTY'S,AND WAS
GREETED BY SOME AWESOME
PEOPLE,AND AN AIR CONDITIONED
SHOP. JASON HAD SAID TO CHECK
OUT THE BRICKSKELLER...AN OLD
HOTEL WITH A PUB DOWNSTAIRS
WITH 1000 BEERS,WHICH WAS COOL. I
HAD QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT
STOUTS AND PORTERS. MISS MIKKI
RECOMMENDED THAT I STOP IN
D.C.,AND SAID FATTY IS A KILLER
PERSON AND SHE IS RIGHT. THE
CREW SEEMED REALLY CLOSE AND
COOL AS HELL. I DIDN'T GET TO SEE
MUCH TOURIST CRAP,AS IT WAS TOO
HOT TO DO ANYTHING DURING THE
DAY,BUT HAD FUN AND ENJOYED
MEETING EVERYONE AND FOUND
MYSELF WISHING I HAD MORE TIME.
WE HAVE A COUPLE
COLLABORATIONS IN THE MIX. I
DEFINETLY WANNA COME BACK
THROUGH TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN
IN THE WINTER NEXT TIME. THANKS
TO FATTY AND EVERYONE THERE.
INKSMITH AND
ROGERS
JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA
July 19TH-31TH
MIKE WILSON IS SUCH A FUCKING
INSPIRATION AND A COOL ASS MOTHER
FUCKER. I GOT TO WORK AT THE ATLANTIC
AND BEACH SHOPS. TWO AWESOME CREWS
OF ARTIST'S. I GOT TO DO ALOT OF
TATTOOING AND PAINTING,AND HAD SOME
INCREDIBLE DAYS OFF CHILLING ON THE
BEACH. HUGE FUCKING THANK YOU TO MIKE
WILSON FOR THE HOSPITALITY AND
EVERYONE AT BOTH SHOPS.
COLLABORATION WITH MIKE
WILSON AND MYSELF
ME AND MIKE WILSON
FLASH PIECE BY
CHRIS GARVER
ATLANTIC SHOP CREW
COLLABORATION BY MIKE
WILSON AND MYSELF
BEACH SHOP CREW
COLLABORATION WITH ROD
CREWS AND MYSELF
COLLABORATION IN PROGRESS
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SENZALA TATTOO
SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
AUGUST 1ST-6TH
SENZALA CREW MINUS DAMIEN AT THE COFFEE SPOT
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SACRED HAS SEEMED LIKE
FAMILY SINCE I FIRST
STARTED THERE. I MISS ERNIE.
SAW  DEVON BLOOD. HE IS
DOING WELL. HE IS SUCH A
GOOD PERSON. HE GAVE ME MY
FIRST WATERCOLOR
CONCENTRATES AND SHARED
HIS SKILLS WITH ME. HE IS AN
INSPIRATION AND GREAT
FRIEND.  THE BENEFIT ART
SHOWS FOR HIM HAVE TURNED
OUT REALLY WELL. A BIG
THANKS TO ALYSON,CHRIS
POWERHOUSE AND THE
SACRED CREW. IT'S ALWAYS
SUPER NICE TO SEE MY BRO
ROB 'LETS JUST MAKE A TEA
WITH THE REST' MCHUGH. YOU
ARE THE BOMB ROB. THANK
YOU ROB AND JEN.
I USUALLY WORK AT
LYNNWOOD TATTOO THIS TIME
EVERY YEAR,AND MISS YOU
GUYS. ESPECIALLY POONCE.
SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER. THE
END IS ALMOST HERE. AND
THAT SUCKS.
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ORCUTT
GOLDEN EAGLE
TATTOO
SANTA BARBARA CAL
AUGUST 23RD-28TH
LAST STOP SANTA BARBARA.
THE WEATHER HAS BEEN
DOPE. THANK YOU
BEN,GEORGE AND COREMAN. I
HAD A GOOD TIME HERE. MY
LAST COUPLE DAYS WERE
KILLER. YEAH DELPHI. I'M
FEELING A BIT FRAZZLED,AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO
GETTING INTO MY PAD IN
ALASKA AND RELAXING A BIT
BEFORE I TURN UP THE
INTENSITY AND START
BUSTING MAD NEW SHIT. I'VE
GOT SOME COLLABS TO
FINISH UP AND A FUCK LOAD
OF IDEAS FOR NEW SHIT.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
THIS IS A COLLABORATION
WITH COREY AND MYSELF
BACK TO ALASKA SEPT 5TH
SACRED TATTOO
OAKLAND CAL
AUG 7TH-19TH
FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS SUMMER WAS INCREDIBLE. I MET SOME
REALLY COOL PEOPLE STAYED BUSY AS HELL. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S
OVER. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE ALONG THE WAY,AND MISS
MIKKI FOR INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION. SEE YOU NEXT SUMMER.
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HOLLY AND A FIREFLY
THIS IS A COLLABORATION WITH BRAD
KENDALL,DAVE SNAKEFACE STEELE
AND MYSELF
NIAGRA FALLS
I JUST GOT INTO PUERTO
RICO AND LOVE THIS PLACE
ALREADY. EDDIE,MANOLO
AND THE REST OF THE CREW
ARE ALL SUPER COOL. EDDIE
TOLD ME A BIT ABOUT THE
LONG HISTORY HERE,AND
ABOUT THE HISTORY OF
TATTOOING IN PUERTO
RICO. LAST NIGHT WAS
GALLERY NIGHT,WHERE
THEY SHUT DOWN THE
STREETS AND THERE WERE
PEOPLE ALL OUT HAVING A
GOOD TIME. I'VE BEEN
EATING SOME KILLER
FOOD,AND HAVING REGULAR
"COFFEE" BREAKS. I KNEW IT
WAS GOING TO BE AWESOME
HERE.
.......
I HAD AN INCREDIBLE TIME
IN SAN JUAN. IT IS SO
BEAUTIFUL,I DIDN'T WANT
TO LEAVE. MANOLO SHOWED
ME AND EDDIE THE
NIGHTLIFE OF HIS
HOMETOWN OF PONCE.
WHERE 0NE DOLLAR GOES A
LONG WAY. THANK YOU
EDDIE,MANOLO,HENDRIX
AND THE WHOLE CREW.
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ORCUTT!!!!! I LOVE ORCUTT. YEAH
RAWRY RAH ROBIN,GARY AND
TONI,LISA AND JR.,COOL,RUDE
DAWG,AMANDA,DARREN AND
HEIDI,SAM,PATTI,HOOP,AND DELPHI.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING
MY SUMMER SO SPECIAL. I LOVE YOU
MOTHER FUCKERS